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iluvchicago86 Donating Member (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-03 10:28 PM
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Name the person....
Edited on Mon Jul-14-03 10:29 PM by iluvchicago86
who impacted your view of the world the most up until this point in your life.
Mine would have to be a toss up between a myriad of teacher's...and RFK.







edit:added words
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flamingyouth Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-03 10:33 PM
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1. My parents
They both taught me to care about other people, and my mother especially showed me how important it is to volunteer in the community.

I can think of lots of politicians, but in terms of sheer influence, it's gotta be my crazy, bleeding-hearted, radical folks.

If I had to name politicians and other famous people, I would say RFK (good choice!) for sure, MLK and Howard Zinn.
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iluvchicago86 Donating Member (422 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-03 10:42 PM
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3. I suppose....
that my folks really let me become my own person politically. thanks for reminding me *smacks self on forehead* i forgot to mention them. Bleading hearts make the best parents i must say.:)
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JohnKleeb Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-03 12:20 AM
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5. I agree
bleeding heart folks rule.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-14-03 10:37 PM
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2. My beloved daughter, Nicole. I had her young, was forced to grow up and
learned to change my attitude from me, me, me...to her,her,her. Instead of, how does this affect my life, my income...etc. it's all about her...and of course, 8 years later, her brother, James Christopher...
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-03 12:14 AM
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4. An Irish priest who was my teacher, and
my mum.
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leftist_rebel1569 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jul-15-03 12:39 AM
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6. Rage Against The Machine
They got me into politics to begin with...otherwise, I would have prolly ended up an uninformed freeper...
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